Kuwait 1-2 Saudi Arabia - December 22, 2017 / Gulf Cup 2017/2018
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KUW
13' - Goal
Salman Al Moashir
18' - Substitution
Hazzaa Al Hazzaais substituted by Mokhtar Falatah
45' - Yellow card
Fahd Al Enezi45
KUW
46' - Substitution
Sultan Al Eneziis substituted by Reda Hani46 52' - Goal
Mokhtar Falatah
59' - Substitution
Mohamed Saadis substituted by Abdullah Al Buraiki59 60' - Goal
Abdullah Al Buraiki60 61' - Yellow card
Salman Al Moashir
68' - Yellow card
Ahmed Al Fraidi
70' - Substitution
Mohamed Al Khabraniis substituted by Abdullah Al Shammari 72' - Yellow card
Reda Hani72
74' - Yellow card
Naif Hazazi
76' - Yellow card
Saleh Al Amri
88' - Substitution
Saleh Al Amriis substituted by Khalid Al Kaabi
SA
SA
Team line-ups
Kuwait
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G |
Hameed Al Qallaf | 30 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Fahd Al Hajeri | 26 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Khaled Al Qahtani | 32 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Sami Al Sanea | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Sultan Al Enezi | 46 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Fahd Al Ansari | 30 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | M |
Hussein Hakem | 33 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | M |
Mohamed Saad | 59 | 31 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Badr Al Muttwa | 32 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | F |
Fahd Al Enezi | 45 | 29 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 15 | F |
Faisal Zayed | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Saudi Arabia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G |
Assaf Al Qarni | 33 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Mohamed Al Khabrani | 70 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | D |
Abdulrahman Al Obaid | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Omar Hawsawi | 32 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Nouh Al Mousa | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | M |
Salem Saeed | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | M |
Naif Hazazi | 74 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Salman Al Moashir | 1361 | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 15 | M |
Ahmed Al Fraidi | 68 | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Hazzaa Al Hazzaa | 18 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Saleh Al Amri | 8876 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | G |
Sulaiman Abdel Ghafoor | 26 | ||||
| 1 | G |
Khaled Al Rashidi | 30 | ||||
| 12 | D |
Fahd Hamoud | 27 | ||||
| 21 | D |
Ali Maqseed | 31 | ||||
| 4 | D |
Khaled Ibrahim | 25 | ||||
| 19 | D |
Hamoud Melfi | 29 | ||||
| 14 | D |
Dari Said | 30 | ||||
| 18 | M |
Reda Hani | 4672 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Abdullah Al Buraiki | 6059 | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | M |
Ahmed Al Dhefiri | 25 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Faisal Ajab | 24 | ||||
| 8 | F |
Mishari Al Azmi | 30 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | G |
Abdullah Al Shammari | 70 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | G |
Abdulquddus Atiah | 20 | ||||
| 1 | G |
Moslem Al Freej | 29 | ||||
| 23 | D |
Hammam Ajaj | 22 | ||||
| 13 | D |
Sultan Al Ghanam | 23 | ||||
| 17 | M |
Jaber Issa Mustafa | 20 | ||||
| 20 | M |
Mokhtar Falatah | 5218 | 30 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Maan Khodary | 26 | ||||
| 14 | M |
Mohamed Kanno | 23 | ||||
| 16 | M |
Ahmed Ashraf Al Fiqi | 24 | ||||
| 18 | F |
Khalid Al Kaabi | 88 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | F |
Ali Al Nemer | 26 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fahd Al Enezi
IN
Fahd Al Rashidi
OUT
Fahd Al Hajeri
IN
Ali Maqseed
OUT
Sami Al Sanea
IN
Dari Said
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Salem Saeed
IN
Taiseer Al Jassam
OUT
Assaf Al Qarni
IN
Waleed Abdullah Ali
OUT
Hazzaa Al Hazzaa
IN
Muhannad Asiri
OUT
Abdulrahman Al Obaid
IN
Mohamed Al Fatil
OUT
Saleh Al Amri
IN
Ali Al Zaqan
OUT
Omar Hawsawi
IN
Saeed Al Mowalad
OUT
Ahmed Al Fraidi
IN
Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem
OUT
Naif Hazazi
IN
Mansoor Al Harbi
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
63
2
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Bunjak vs Saudi Arabia
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Bunjak vs Pizzi
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
1
48
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Pizzi vs Kuwait
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Pizzi vs Bunjak
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Ali Al Samahiji
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Kuwait1 match | General total | Saudi Arabia2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Kuwait1 match | Season total | Saudi Arabia1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on December 22, 2017 | Latest figure on November 19, 2019 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Kuwait keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw vs Saudi Arabia running (since 05/12/2010). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/05/1993-24/10/2000 time period (8 matches).
Kuwait keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw vs Saudi Arabia at home running (since 05/12/2010). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/05/2008 (2 matches)
End of streak for Kuwait after 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Saudi Arabia at home in Gulf Cup (since 11/04/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Oman | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Oman | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VKuwait 3-2 Afghanistan14/05/2014 | DKuwait 2-2 Kyrgyzstan16/05/2014 | LKuwait 0-1 Bahrain09/09/2014 | VKuwait 9-0 Myanmar03/09/2015 | LKuwait 0-1 South Korea08/10/2015 | DKuwait 0-0 Lebanon13/10/2015 |
| Overall | VLebanon 0-1 Kuwait11/06/2015 | VKuwait 9-0 Myanmar03/09/2015 | VLaos 0-2 Kuwait08/09/2015 | LKuwait 0-1 South Korea08/10/2015 | DKuwait 0-0 Lebanon13/10/2015 | DBahrain 0-0 Kuwait18/12/2017 |
Current form
| Away | LJapan 2-1 Saudi Arabia15/11/2016 | VThailand 0-3 Saudi Arabia23/03/2017 | LAustralia 3-2 Saudi Arabia08/06/2017 | LUnited Arab Emirates 2-1 Saudi Arabia29/08/2017 | LPortugal 3-0 Saudi Arabia10/11/2017 | LBulgaria 1-0 Saudi Arabia13/11/2017 |
| Overall | VSaudi Arabia 1-0 Iraq28/03/2017 | LAustralia 3-2 Saudi Arabia08/06/2017 | LUnited Arab Emirates 2-1 Saudi Arabia29/08/2017 | VSaudi Arabia 1-0 Japan05/09/2017 | LPortugal 3-0 Saudi Arabia10/11/2017 | LBulgaria 1-0 Saudi Arabia13/11/2017 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 8 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
22 gf
9 ga
Away
11 gf
26 ga
Neutral ground
11 gf
9 ga
Total
44 gf
44 ga
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
11 ga
Away
9 gf
22 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
11 ga
Total
44 gf
44 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 29, 1974 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
March 29, 1974 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
June 22, 2012 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
October 31, 1998 |
Latest head to head
January 12, 2013 - Gulf Cup 2013
June 22, 2012 - Arab Cup 2012
July 16, 2011 - Rencontres amicales 2011
December 05, 2010 - Gulf Cup 2010
November 25, 2010 - Gulf Cup 2010
Best historical scorers against Saudi Arabia
|
Faisal Al Dakeel | 2 goals | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
Badr Al Muttwa | 2 goals | 2004 - 2011 |
 |
Youssef Nasser | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
Walid Ali Jumaa | 1 goal | 2010 - 2010 |
Best historical scorers against Kuwait
 |
Mohamed Al Shalhoub | 3 goals | 2004 - 2005 |
 |
Essa Al Mehyani | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
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Yasser Al Qahtani | 2 goals | 2004 - 2004 |
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Nawaf Al Temyat | 2 goals | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Malek Mouath Al Hawsawi | 2 goals | 2008 - 2008 |
 |
Mohamed Al Sahlawi | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
Players with most games played vs Saudi Arabia
|
Badr Al Muttwa | 8 matches | 2004 - 2013 |
|
Walid Ali Jumaa | 5 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
 |
Musaed Neda | 5 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
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Nawaf Al Khaldi | 3 matches | 2010 - 2013 |
|
Fahd Al Enezi | 3 matches | 2010 - 2013 |
|
Youssef Nasser | 3 matches | 2010 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Kuwait
 |
Mohamed Al Deayea | 10 matches | 1993 - 2004 |
|
Yasser Al Qahtani | 8 matches | 2004 - 2013 |
|
Mohamed Al Shalhoub | 8 matches | 2000 - 2010 |
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Taiseer Al Jassam | 6 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
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Redha Tukar | 6 matches | 2004 - 2008 |
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Saud Kariri | 6 matches | 2004 - 2013 |
Competition info
The other matches
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
2
|  | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
3
|  | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
4
|  | Oman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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